Texas mobile home rights cheat sheet

A quick reference to how Texas law generally treats manufactured home community lot tenancies. Texas has a strong dedicated park law — the Manufactured Home Tenancies chapter, Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 94. This is general information, not legal advice, and the authors are not lawyers — for a specific situation, consider consulting a licensed attorney in Texas. Each line cites the controlling statute; read it at the source linked in Sources below.

At a glance

Topic	What the law generally provides	Cite
Governing law	Dedicated Manufactured Home Tenancies chapter.	Tex. Prop. Code ch. 94
Waiver	Any lease/rule provision waiving Ch. 94 rights is void.	§94.003
Lease term	Six-month minimum initial lease (or as mutually agreed).	§94.052
Disclosure	Prospective tenant gets proposed lease + rules + 10-pt disclosure statement.	§94.051; §94.053
Renewal / rent	60-day renewal/nonrenewal notice; renewal offer states new rent; 30-day tenant rejection.	§94.052; §94.055
Rent cap	No statewide cap.	(no statute)
Late fee	Allowed only if stated in the lease.	§94.056
Cash rent	Landlord must accept cash + give a receipt unless lease requires otherwise.	§94.007
Eviction	Lease violation or nonpayment (≥1 month, written notice + 10-day cure).	§94.205; §94.206
Change of land use	180-day notice to tenant, owner, and lienholder.	§94.204
Retaliation	Barred for 6 months.	§94.251
Security deposit	Refund within 30 days, itemized; no normal-wear retention.	§94.103; §94.105
Sell in place	Allowed with written buyer approval + signed lease; no forced agent/commission.	§94.252
Entry	Only with consent, emergency, or abandonment.	§94.004
Maintenance	Landlord maintains utility lines, roads, common areas; repairs health/safety conditions.	§94.152
Suitability	Landlord warrants the lot is suitable for the home.	§94.151
Repair & deduct	Up to one month's rent or $500.	§94.157
Ownership/title	TDHCA Statement of Ownership (not a vehicle title).	Occ. Code ch. 1201
Real property	Owner may elect real-property treatment on owned land.	Occ. Code §1201.2055

How to use this

This sheet summarizes; it does not replace the statute or legal advice. Texas's act is fairly protective — a six-month minimum lease, full disclosure, capped cure periods, a strong sell-in-place right, and a void-on- waiver rule — but it does not cap the amount of rent, a gap this guide flags honestly. Start with your lease and the disclosure statement, then check the controlling section for your issue.

Where to read more

• Texas topic guides on FightMyPark: lot rent, eviction, fees, utilities, buying, selling, title, and storm.
• The cited Property Code sections and official agency pages, linked in the Sources section below.